It’s almost the end of the year, so we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on some of the articles we’ve posted throughout the year about Microsoft products. Whether it involves Outlook, Windows 7 or 8, Word, Excel, One Note, or other Microsoft related products, we’ve probably written an article about it, packed full of tips, tricks, or other helpful information.

If you missed these posts throughout the year, now is a great time to catch up, and possibly learn something new, and maybe even carry those new skills into the New Year.

If you are having a problem with your computer, Windows 7 has many built into tools to help troubleshoot the issue. This article explores those tools, helping you understand not only what diagnostic to run, but also why you should run it.

Bitlocker is a valuable built in encryption software available in newer versions of Windows (Vista and above), and available on Server 2008 and above. Read this article to learn more about how and why this built in software protects your data from offline hackers.

If you have been looking for a solution that allows you to keep your notes in one place, across multiple platforms (desktop, laptop, mobile device), consider using Microsoft One Note. This article explores why this is a MUST USE piece of software in the Microsoft Office suite.

Tired of clicking on an email in Outlook, and then waiting a while for it to be marked as read? There’s an easy way to change the time it takes for Outlook to mark the item as read. Read this article to find out how.

Each time you hit tab in a Word document, you could be messing up your formatting. This article explores how to use tab stops to properly format a document without having to space items manually (which can skew the spacing).

Need help adjusting the space between the lines of text in your Word document? Want to discover where that extra return is coming from? Read this article to discover ways to fix hidden formatting issues in your Word documents.